Doncaster Rovers v Morecambe by Mark Hughesman

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Ian LAWLOR Doncaster Rovers v Morecambe F.C. Sky Bet League Two Saturday 04th February 2017 Kick Off 3pm

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SEASON 2016/17 | MORECAMBE F.C. | 04.03.17 Main Club sponsor One Call Insurance Associate club sponsor Stoneacre Motor Group Technical kit supplier FBT Europe Chairman David Blunt Vice chairman Andrew Watson President Dick Watson Major shareholders Terry Bramall, Dick Watson, David Blunt Directors Terry Bramall, Dick Watson, David Blunt, Andy Watson, Gavin Baldwin Club directors Stuart Highfield Chief executive Gavin Baldwin Chief operating officer Liam Scully

CLUB STAFF Club secretary Mary Lally Stadium manager & operations Marie Hepburn Safety officer Sam Ramsden Deputy safety officer Fraser Garner Head groundsman Jim Davison Director of finance Richard Poole Head of commercial affairs Andrew Whitham Lottery manager Ken Porter Ticket manager Tracy Bawden Media manager Luke Thornhill Marketing manager Mark Hughesman Club shop manager Tracy Fernie Supporter services manager Charles Swallow Supporter liaison officers Dean Medcalf, Sheila Lynch PROGRAMME Contributors Robbie Andrews, Clare Bailey, John Coyle, Ryan Daly, Paul Mayfield, Dean Medcalf, Nicola Moran, Sophie Scargill, Jon Warburton, Viking Supporters Co-Operative Photography Phil Ryan, Stephen Connor, Steve Uttley, Heather King, AH Pix, Reuters Design Sandile Somhedlwana, Hannah Moore Print Pinders of Sheffield

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Darren FERGUSON Gavin BALDWIN Club Doncaster FOUNDATION Club NEWS Player INTERVIEW Away PLAYERS & MANAGER Legend WHERE ARE THEY NOW FBT Junior ROVERS Kick it OUT Retro PROGRAMME BELLES Match Day EXPERIENCE Commercial NOTES

Player SPONSORS Match ACTION John COYLE Get AWAY SUPPORTERS Table & TOP GOAL SCORERS FIXTURES STATS

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FOOTBALL STAFF Manager Darren Ferguson Assistant manager Gavin Strachan Goalkeeping coach Paul Gerrard Fitness coach Ben Rome Physiotherapist Alex Dalton Club doctor Dr Tim Douglas

Darren Ferguson regular at all our games, along with her partner Paul. The players dedicated last week’s win at Yeovil to her memory, and my thoughts are with Paul and her family.

We were clinical in the way we went about our business at Yeovil Town last weekend, and in the second half were comfortable. The shift that the lads put in was fantastic, and the work-rate of the players is something everyone connected to the club can be proud of.

We have dedicated today’s fixture to supporting the work of Kick It Out and its ambition to #CallFullTimeOnHate in football. For more than 20 years, Kick It Out has played a vital role in ensuring that everyone, regardless of background is welcome in our game.

Five wins out of five in January is a brilliant return and I hope everyone is enjoying the form we are in, but we cannot let our work-rate drop as we know football can change quickly. We’ve just got to make sure we keep putting in the effort, maintain consistency and look to improve where we can.

Their message of equality is extremely important to us at Rovers and this is why we’re supporting Kick It Out’s stance against hate and encouraging all supporters to download their free app to eradicate all forms of discrimination from the game.

I would like to offer my condolences to the family of Jill McGarry who passed away suddenly last week. She was a

Enjoy today’s match.

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Good afternoon and welcome back to the Keepmoat Stadium. I would like to welcome manager Jim Bentley, as well as the fans, players, staff and directors of Morecambe.

Gavin Baldwin Good afternoon, and welcome back to the Keepmoat Stadium for this afternoon’s game. I’d like to welcome the directors, fans, staff and players of the Shrimps, who were wonderful hosts when we visited them in September.

I would like to congratulate James Coppinger and Andy Butler on their extended contracts. Both are fantastic professionals who are real leaders in the dressing room, and a key reason why we

Today sees the club recognise the work of Kick It Out, football’s equality and inclusion organisation and its commitment to tackling hate through its #CallFullTimeOnHate initiative. Club Doncaster is pleased to support the work that Kick It Out is doing across all levels of the game. We believe hatred and discrimination has no place in football. Finally, I’d like to offer my condolences to the family of Jill McGarry. Jill was a familiar face at our games, whether in the press area at home games or in the stands on the road, alongside her partner Paul. Everyone at the club was saddened by her sudden loss. Enjoy the game.

Gavin

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We can all be very proud of the place Rovers occupy at the top of Sky Bet League Two, and some of the fantastic performances that have put us there. The confidence down at the training ground is high, but that is matched by a determination to convert the great position we have put ourselves in into something tangible come the end of the season.

are top of the table. They are a credit to the club and I am sure they both have much more to give.

CLUB DONCASTER FOUNDATION WHO’S WHO

Foundation

Chair of trustees STUART HIGHFIELD Trustees GAVIN BALDWIN, NIGEL BREWSTER,

KIDS Cup

JO DRAPIER, NATALIE SHAW, ALLAN STEWART, RUPERT SUCKLING, LINDA TULLY, JOHN WALLBANK Chief executive JIM LORD CLUB DONCASTER SPORTS COLLEGE Principal ADI TURNPENNY Deputy principals JOE BURTON, BEN THOMPSON Head of quality assurance DANIEL JENNINGS Sports lecturers WILL BIGGS, CRAIG COLLINS MARK ELLAMES, EMMA HARRISON Academy co-ordinator TIM RYAN Teaching assistant/ Academy coaching team ERIC RANDERSON IAN DABELL, PATRICK QUEEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Head of community JOHN DAVIS NCS programme manager JAN BUDTZ Community officers TOM FOY, NICK GILLOTT, DEAN SHARP Operation co-ordinator STEPH FERRABY Media and communications co-ordinator SOPHIE SCARGILL Community co-ordinators RAJVEEN BASI, LEANNE BATEMAN, MARK COOPER, SCOTT COPELAND, KELLY JACKSON, HEATHER KING,

Schools from across the Doncaster Borough took part in the annual EFL Trust Kinder+Sport Kids Cup held at the Keepmoat Stadium by Club Doncaster Foundation. Twenty-three teams battled it out for the chance to compete in the regional finals, with Warmsworth Primary school coming - who are now one step closer to the Wembley turf – coming out on top. There to congratulate them and present the prestigious trophy was DRFC club captain Andy Butler, who wished them the best of luck in the next round. He said: “It was fantastic to see so many enthusiastic players at the cup and it was a pleasure to hand medals to the finalists.” Winners Warmsworth now face all the other champion schools from across the region for the ultimate prize of a final at Wembley Stadium. Community co-ordinator Heather King was delighted with the outcome of the Kids Cup and hopes it can be emulated when the next round is hosted at the Keepmoat Stadium in March. She said: “We’re so happy with how it turned out; all the players and teachers that turned up were a credit to their schools and the overall day was great. “It was brilliant to see Andy Butler there too - you could see how excited the kids were at his presence so we’re really grateful for that. “I can’t wait to see how the next round pans out. It’s an honour to be hosting the next round for all the winners and hopefully our team will be able to replicate such a great event.” EFL Trust Kinder+Sport cups and competitions are scattered throughout the year and are available to a variety of ages. To find out more information on schools packages with Club Doncaster Foundation, contact Dean on dean.sharp@clubdoncasterfoundation.co.uk

DANNY HERRING Community coaches LAUREN CUTTELL, RICHARD HARFORD Foundation administrator

K I N D LY S U P P O R T E D B Y F I R S T

AARON BEDFORD Apprentices TOMMY COOPER, JOE FIRBANK, JOSH GELDER, BEN WATERS

CLUB DONCASTER FOUNDATION PROUD PARTNERS

FIT Rovers After weeks of build up and excitement, Club Doncaster Foundation were proud to host their inaugural Fit Rovers session at the Keepmoat Stadium. The night saw a full house of eager participants get to grips with the course, which offers men over the age of 30 the chance to lose weight, increase fitness levels and rekindle their love for football. Present for the course was Rovers club captain Andy Butler who greeted the participants before joining in with the health workshop and exercise session.

One session a week for eight weeks is included in the course, as well as incentives such as sports wear, Doncaster Rovers player visits and money off match shirts. Due to popular demand, Club Doncaster Foundation are now hosting a day session to run along side the evening one that will contain exactly the same structure and content. Unlike big fitness/weight-loss chains that charge you for public weigh-ins and give very little guidance,

The sessions consist of an interactive workshop looking at managing portion sizes and making healthy but tasty food followed by a gym session tailored to the needs of every individual. Community officer for health and wellbeing, Nick Gillott, has been delighted with the response and hopes that by providing this free course, Club Doncaster Foundation can make a real difference to the community. “He said: “Alarmingly, Doncaster was recently revealed as one of the most obese towns in Britain so by introducing the course we want to make a significant difference to that. “We had 20 people there for the first session, which is a fantastic turn out and everyone there was so keen to make a difference, it’s really great to see and they’ll be a good bunch to work with.” To find out more information about Fit Rovers or any of the health and wellbeing sessions run by Club Doncaster Foundation, contact Nick on nick.gillott@clubdoncasterfoundation.co.uk.

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Impressed with the turnout and quality of the session, Andy said: “It’s great to see so many men taking an interest in this, hopefully they can spread the word and we can get more people active.”

information at Fit Rovers is completely confidential meaning you can keep a track of exactly how you’re doing on a one-to-one basis with the staff.

Club NEWS Rovers team captain James Coppinger and club captain Andy Butler have signed one-year contract extensions to keep them at the Keepmoat Stadium until the summer of 2018.

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Coppinger has been at Rovers since 2004, and holds the club record for appearances. He said: “I never thought I'd be here 13 years on, but I feel in really good condition - I feel better than when I was younger, which sounds a little silly - but I am enjoying it and offering something to the team. “I've played 40 games a season for the past 16 years, and in pre-season I was as fit as anybody in the team, so it's looking good for the next couple of years. I have as much hunger now as when I was 21, if not more.” With Rovers sitting top of Sky Bet League Two, this has the potential to be a memorable campaign for the club. For fans favourite Coppinger, the bond with supporters has been key to that success. He added: “The fans have been superb home and away this season. It is important as a player to give them something to shout about, this season has been the best in terms of how close the players are with the fans.

“We need to be proud of being part of Rovers, because it's a special club and when people are proud of their club, it tends to bring success.” Doncaster-born Butler feels particular pride to be club captain of his hometown team. He said: “It’s great to be part of this club because it is going places now, everyone has bought into what the gaffer is trying to do. “I'm a Doncaster lad so it's brilliant for me. The club is on the up and going places, and I'm proud to be part of that. Everyone has bought into what the gaffer wants. “I'm proud to be club captain. Copps is team captain, but everyone is captain really and takes on their fair share.” Rovers also had one outgoing this week, with right-back Mitchell Lund joining Vanarama Conference side Wrexham on a one-month loan to build first-team fitness. See Copps and Buts talking about their new deals in exclusive interviews at YouTube.com/DoncasterRoversOfficial

GOALKEEPER

Ian

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LAWLOR

GRANT Conor

MIDFIELDER

Ian LAWLOR MIDFIELD DYNAMO Ian Lawlor dropped down three divisions when he joined Rovers from Premier League giants Manchester City this January, but the big goalkeeper had no hesitation in agreeing a switch to South Yorkshire. The Keepmoat Stadium and Cantley Park training complex does not have quite the same luxury the 6ft 4in Irishman enjoyed at the Etihad Campus, but the vision for Rovers over the next few years was enough to convince him to make a permanent switch.

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“I spoke with the manager about the ambition they have for the club going forward, obviously we have been on a great run already but the way they were talking about where they want the club to go over the next few years convinced me it was somewhere I really wanted to be,” he says. “The stadium is fantastic for a League Two side, but the project for the whole club going forward is really special.”

For all the benefits of his move to Rovers, Ian is grateful for the years he spent at the Citizens. He credits them as playing a huge role in his development as a person. “I gained a lot of experience, working with top players and top managers. The most important thing for me was to get out and get some first-team games, which I wasn’t getting at City, but I’ve gained a lot from them – on and off the pitch – so have a lot to thank them for,” he says.

I was delighted that the gaffer put his faith in me to go out and play straight away at Barnet. Coming into winning team can bring a bit more pressure as well, that you have to maintain those standards. The 22-year-old only been at Rovers since the turn of the year, but there is already a real understanding forming with his defensive team-mates. That has helped bring victories in his three competitive outings for the club, and his first clean sheet in last weekend’s 3-0 success at Yeovil Town. “Since I’ve come in, I’ve wanted to show people what I could bring to the club. Most importantly, I was happy to get the three points in all the games we have played,” he says.

“But I was delighted to get the win in the first game, and build on that with two more. We have a good mentality at the moment, and have to just keep doing what we are doing. “For the whole team, including the staff and the subs, the clean sheet and three points is what we want. But for the backline and the keeper it is what we strive for, it is our main aim and hopefully the boys up front can do their job and put the ball in the back of the net – and I’m very glad it all came together last weekend. “We’ve got a good relationship as a defence so far. We’ve only been together three or four weeks, but have done a lot of work in training so we understand each other and know what we expect from each other. You can see that every day in training and when it comes to a

Confidence is clearly high at the club at the moment, but Ian echoes his team-mates in saying no one is taking anything for granted as the players strive for promotion to Sky Bet League One. “We take it day by day, the furthest we look is the next game and never beyond that,” he says. “We come in every day and get our heads down because everyone has got a job to do, and we know nothing is won yet. Everyone is grounded and willing to work hard “I’m looking forward to getting my head down over the next couple of years and help this big club as much as I can.” It is little surprise that Ian looks up to Shay Given - a predecessor between the sticks for previous club City and his country. Shay is someone Ian is able to turn to for advice – most recently, helping him decide his future was in South Yorkshire. “I’ve spoken to him a couple of times and he has looked after me a lot to be fair to have someone like him, who is my idol, look after me is brilliant,” adds Ian. “I spoke to him before I moved here, when I got the deal here and after the Barnet game, he said it was a massive move and it was something that I needed to do. “It’s good to have someone like him there is good and I always appreciate the advice that he gives me.”

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“I was delighted that the gaffer put his faith in me to go out and play straight away at Barnet. Coming into a winning team can bring a bit more pressure as well, that you have to maintain those standards.

Saturday, we are ready to go.”

AWAY TEAM MORECAMBE

The GAFFER Jim BENTLEY

Managerial CAREER 2011 – Present | Morecambe

TOP STOPPER

01 | BARRY ROCHE

Goalkeeper Barry Roche spent a season with Leeds United as a youth scholar before signing a professional deal with Nottingham Forest in 2000, under the stewardship of Paul Hart. He made his debut early on in the 2000/01 season, coming on as a late substitute against Crystal Palace, where he saved a penalty in a 3-2 victory. After finding first team opportunities hard to come by, Roche saw his future elsewhere.

The 6ft 4in shot stopper joined Chesterfield at the start of the 2005/06 campaign, he became the Spireites’ No.1 keeper for three seasons before moving on to Morecambe.

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During his time at the Shrimps, Roche has been awarded the club’s Player of the Year award on two occasions, firstly at the end of the 2008/09 season before being given it again at the end of the following campaign. Roche has also scored a goal for Morecambe, which was a last minute equaliser against Portsmouth in 2016.

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Vastly experienced midfield maestro Kevin Ellison was one of Jim Bentley’s first signings in his first month as Morecambe manager. Ellison signed from South Yorkshire side Rotherham United on a free transfer at the beginning of the 2011/12 season. Originally from Liverpool, Ellison began his footballing career with non-league side Southport in 1996 before moving onto Chorley and Conway United all before the turn of the Millennium. After spending two seasons with Altrincham, he signed for Football League side Leicester City in 2001. Ellison has also played for Bradford City, Hull City and Tranmere Rovers before finding signing on the dotted line with the Shrimps.

MIDFIELD MAESTRO

11 | KEVIN ELLISON

Morecambe manager Jim Bentley is something of a club legend, with the 40-year-old having played for the Shrimps before he was appointed player/manager in 2011. The former defender began his footballing career with Telford United, where he spent five seasons before moving up to Christie Park in 2002. Having spent majority of his career with the Shirmps, he decided to dip his toes into coaching, becoming part of the backroom staff for the side’s reserve team at the start of the 2009/10 season. A season later he was promoted to a player/coach role before becoming player/manager in May 2011. Bentley is the third longest serving manager in English football, behind Exeter’s Paul Tisdale and Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger.

06 | DEAN WINNARD

DEFENSIVE ROCK Defender Dean Winnard is a new addition at the Globe Arena after moving from Accrington Stanley, the 27-year-old began his career with Lancashire side Blackburn Rovers back in 2008. After captaining the U18s and reserve sides at Edwood Park, Winnard found it difficult to force his way into the starting XI, which ultimately saw him leave the club a season later. He joined up with John Coleman at Accrington Stanley at the beginning of the 2009/10 season, and became an instant hit at the Wham Stadium.

Winnard joined up with the Shrimps at the start of this season, he scored his first goal for the club against Coventry City in the FA Cup.

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Mullin came through the ranks at Liverpool before joining Spanish side Santander on a short term deal. On his return to England, he signed for Huddersfield Town on a one-year deal at the start of the 2012/13 season. In the summer of 2013, Mullin signed a one-year extension to keep him at the Terriers until the end of the 2013/14 campaign. After his contract with Huddersfield expired, he initially joined the Shrimps on trail, where he scored five goals in four games. Due to his impressive performances he was rewarded with a deal with the club, during his second season with Morecambe, the front man scored eight goals in 20 appearances.

07 | PAUL MULLIN

DEADLY STRIKER

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The defensive rock made his Football League debut for Stanley in a 1-0 defeat against Rotherham United, he would make more than 250 appearances during his seven year stint.

HE PLAYED FOR BOTH

Adriano RIGOGLIOSO Midfielder Adriano Rigoglioso spent three seasons at Belle Vue under the leadership of Dave Penney, having previously being part of the same Liverpool Academy side that featured Jamie Carragher, Michael Owen and Steven Gerrard.

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After his spell with Liverpool he joined Morecambe at the start of the 2000/2001 season, where he became a stand out player for the then Conference side during his three years at the Shrimps. He then moved to Doncaster Rovers where he spent two-and-a-half years, scoring a thunderous effort against Hereford in the LDV Trophy and securing a Division Three winnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s medal during his stay.

Nick FENTON

LEGEND, WHERE ARE THEY NOW

After spending his youth career with Manchester City, Fenton was rewarded a professional deal with the Citizens in 1996. He made 15 first-team appearances in his five years at Maine Road. Fenton spent four seasons with Notts County before joining Doncaster Rovers - who had found themselves in League One after back to back promotions. He left Rovers after two seasons, after playing over 70 games, his next destination was to rivals Grimsby Town. Towards the end of his career Fenton joined Morecambe, spending another two years before moving on again, he is now a physiotherapist at Burton Albion.

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Hello everyone, Welcome to our game against Morecambe. It has been a fantastic season so far and I have been having lots of fun. At the last game against Crewe I had my photo taken with Zak Miller and a couple of his team-mates from Branton Juniors. I was given a hula hoop challenge and was put through my paces in a fitness challenge! Thank you to all of you who get involved with these activities. After today we will have only eight home games left - this season has gone so quickly! Let’s make lots of noise and tick these games off one by one.

Enjoy the game!

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KickItOut As referenced in Gavin Baldwin’s programme

do anything as a squad to share that message, we’re

notes, FBT are delighted to be able to support a

more than happy to do it.”

possible 2017 pre-season trip to Thailand for Doncaster Rovers.

Lord Herman Ouseley, chair of Kick It Out, has reiterated with all of the football authorities his

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Since 1993, Kick It Out has worked throughout the

concerns on behalf of the organisation around rising

football, educational and community sectors to

levels of hate in society and believes support from

challenge discrimination, encourage inclusive

professional clubs is an important step in tackling

practices and campaign for positive change.

the issue.

Throughout the 2016/17 season, Kick It Out is

He said: “Our anti-hate initiative aims to build on

running an initiative – Call Full Time On Hate –

existing positive education and awareness-raising

which aims to utilise and engage the collective force

projects supported by clubs and their Foundations in

of football to tackle discrimination and hate

their local communities.

incidents at every level of the game. “Football is at the forefront of helping its fans, The initiative also seeks to highlight the positive

players and young people in their local communities

messages of inclusion echoed by the football

to understand the damaging effects of prejudice and

authorities, clubs, players, managers and

discriminatory abuse.”

supporters’ groups. Rovers are fully behind #CallFullTimeOnHate and in

The latest version of the Kick It Out app, released in

addition to its support in the programme today, the

August 2015, allows users to confidentially report

club will be supporting the initiative on social

incidents of discrimination seen or heard at a match.

media, as well as through Kick It Out resources

The app also offers users the ability to attach video,

such as posters, t-shirts and big screen

photo and audio evidence to complaints to aid

advertisements inside the Keepmoat Stadium.

investigations into discriminatory abuse and behaviour at matches.

Captain James Coppinger and his team mates are looking forward to recognising the work of Kick It

Reporting via the app is confidential, and sits

Out. He said: “Today sees the club recognise the

alongside the organisation’s well-established

work of Kick It Out, football’s equality and inclusion

methods of reporting, including via email and

organisation and its commitment to tackling hate

Freephone. Supporters can contact Kick It Out on

through its #CallFullTimeOnHate initiative.

0800 169 9414 or by emailing info@kickitout.org. The free Kick It Out app can be downloaded from the App

“As a squad, we all support the work that Kick It Out is doing across all levels of the game. Hatred and discrimination has no place in football, and if we can

Store or Google Play.

Charlie WILLIAMS It is important that football clubs and local

The trials and hardships he faced daily were social

communities recognise and remember the

issues but more acute in the public glare of a football

players that devoted their efforts to enhancing the

pitch. Playing alongside some DRFC

game, but at the same time if that player should not

greats he overcame those obstacles, and forged

only demonstrate the skill to play the game at a high

not one successful career but two. We should

level but also to bring much more then that should be

remember him as a great Doncaster Rovers icon.

valued. Charlie Williams did all of that and much more.

Remembering the contribution that great footballers make to this club and its community should always be

His contribution to the game went beyond the 90

paramount. But at times certain footballers go above

minutes on a Saturday afternoon for Doncaster Rovers,

and beyond what we expect of them for 90 minutes on a

his beaming smile and boundless enthusiasm for the

Saturday afternoon.

game belied the prejudice he suffered and paved the Charlie Williams was one such individual. His

should honour and remember his immense

contribution to Doncaster Rovers, while playing in

contribution.

possibly the best DRFC team of all time, was all the more surprising considering the racial abuse and

Charlie Williams will always be known as a very

victimisation that he suffered. Yet he dealt with all of

successful TV comedian but his skills as a footballer

that with the customary smile and good humour that

should not be overshadowed. His ability to play the

was his trademark.

game at a time of incredible prejudice and hardship reflect well on a man who met all his problems with a

We should remember that, but we should also take this

beaming smile and a sense of fun, and doing that

opportunity to educate the future footballers in our

whilst playing football in possibly the best Doncaster

community that hard work and a willingness to

Rovers team of all time.

overcome hardships does have its rewards. Martin Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara

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Show your support and grab your tickets by calling the Club Doncaster Box Office on 01302 762576 or visiting our website at www.doncasterroversbelles.co.uk The season ticket includes all four of our home games for the Spring Series, plus any

home FA Cup tie, including our third round clash with Watford Ladies tomorrow (Sunday February 5) A season ticket is the best way to follow the Belles so make sure you get yours. Season ticket prices are as follows: Adult: £10 Concession (ages 16 and under, 65 and over): £3 Family (2x adults and 2x aged 16 and under): £25 Tickets for individual games are also available.

Match Day EXPERIENCE Paige Morgan is here celebrating her sixth

Carcroft Junior under 10s will be our official flag

birthday today. She goes to Castle Hills Primary in

bearers today.

Scawthorpe and loves Donny Dog, John Marquis and James Coppinger.

Managed by Phil Brown, they train at the Welfare Ground. Today they will be also taking part in half

She loves going to away

time penalties against Donny Dog in front of the

games. Her favourite games

South Stand. Please show your support and give

have been Blackpool away and

them a warm welcome.

Barnet away. Every year she gets a new Rovers kit for Christmas fro Donny Dog and is always wearing it whatever

the weather!

Rovers. We hope that you enjoy your day.

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REPORT

Youth Team Fixtures and Results AUGUST Sat 06 Sat 13 Sat 20 Sat 27

H A H H

Rovers

Rovers’ youth team continued their league programme with a goalless draw at Bradford

Lincoln City W 2-1 Grimsby Town W 5-1 Oldham Athletic L 0-2 Scunthorpe United (YA Cup) L 1-3

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SEPTEMBER Sat 03 A Sat 10 H Sat 17 H

York City Burnley (YA Cup) Scunthorpe United

L 2-4 W 1-0 L 0-1

OCTOBER Sat 01 Sat 08 Sat 22 Sat 29

Mansfield Town Notts County Accrington Stanley Bradford City

L 0-1 W 4-1 L 4-1 L 0-1

NOVEMBER Tue 01 A Sat 05 A Sat 19 H

Tranmere (FA Youth Cup) Hartlepool United Chesterfield

L 0-3 W 3-2 D 2-2

DECEMBER Sat 03 H Sat 09 A

Rotherham United Burton Albion

W 4-3 L 2-1

JANUARY Sat 07 A Sat 14 A Sat 28 A

Mansfield Town Notts County Bradford City

D 1-1 L 2-1 D 0-0

FEBRUARY Sat 11 H Sat 18 A

Hartlepool United Chesterfield

11am 11am

MARCH Sat 04 Sat 11 Sat 25

A H A

Rotherham United Burton Albion Lincoln City

11am 11am 11am

APRIL Sat 01 Sat 08 Sat 22 Sat 29

H A H A

Grimsby Town Oldham Athletic York City 11am Scunthorpe United

11am 11am

H H A H

Bradford City

11am

All fixtures Youth Alliance North-East unless stated

It was a game that Rovers’ youngsters dominated for large spells and only a combination of the woodwork, erratic finishing and a lack of composure in and around the penalty area prevented a convincing win. Rovers started the game very well and dominated possession, indeed Bradford’s first touch in the Rovers penalty area came after 32 minutes. Prior to this Matt Overton had hit a post, James Morris put a good chance just wide and Matt Overton attempted lob was just under-hit. Danny Amos and Jacob Fletcher were two other players who could have put Rovers into the lead with decent chances, with Josh Barker having an excellent chance at the end of the half. In the second half Rovers continued to dominate and further chances came and went. Keeper James Leverton showed excellent concentration to make a good save from Bradford’s only shot on goal. Academy manager Kieran Scarff said: “Paul Stancliffe and John Schofield have been asking for longer spells of control in games, and the players certainly provided this. “In terms of control and possession this was certainly one of our strongest performances of the season. We speak a lot, and have spent a lot of time, with the players and coaches about a clear identity from 1st team down and so much of the way the boys played showed that consistent identity. However they also realise that they must be more clinical to turn that level of control into wins. There were a large number of positives from the game.”

ROVERS XI | Leverton, Walker, Barker, Dunnet, Amos, Fletcher, James, Prior, Overton, Henderson, Morris. BENCH | Gooden, Scattergood, Bingley

Kieran SCARFF Back at the end of October we were extremely fortunate to

we look forward to welcoming you all again soon.” BM

be able to spend some time at the Gibraltar Barracks in Aldershot as guests of the British Army U23 team. This was

Welcome Bessacarr Juniors

a very productive couple of days for our youth team squad,

Today we would like to welcome U7 – U14s from Bessacarr

and it is a relationship we are continuing to build.

Juniors to our Community Academy day. Thank you to Martin Jackson and Wayne Morgan for organising so many young

The Army U23 squad are preparing for an upcoming

people to attend along with our recruitment team of Ernie

inter-services tournament and I am delighted that many of

Oliver and Tom Hunter.

the squad, accompanied by their manager, Captain Paul Dale will be at today’s game. The staff and players were outstanding hosts back in

October. We will be introducing them to you before the game

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and I will sure you will join us all in wishing them good luck ahead of their tournament. Good luck to the gaffer, the staff and players this afternoon.

The boys will mix with our Academy and Development I’d like to put on record a huge Thank you to Sean Perkins

players for fixtures and training sessions with our Academy

and all at Scawthorpe Scorpions for coming along to our

coaches. Following the fixtures this afternoon all players will

‘Community Academy’ Day. We were pleased to welcome so

attend today’s game and will be on parade at half time to

many players and coaches from across 7 age groups to the

celebrate the terrific partnership our clubs continue to

Keepmoat for Futsal, tournaments and training sessions. I’d

develop.

also like to congratulate the players and everyone connected with the club for conducting themselves in an exemplary

If your club is interested in becoming a ‘Community

manner the whole day.

Academy’ or would like to receive a training session, play fixtures and attend a 1st team game please contact

“It has been wonderful to see so many players, coaches and

tom.hunter@clubdoncaster.co.uk

parents at our club representing Scawthorpe Scorpions. Everybody knows how influential and successful they are and

Good luck everybody, I hope you enjoy the day.

have been at nurturing and developing talented young people over the years. This is a relationship I have been working to

Ben Mawson

develop for many years, I’m really glad we are now

Head of coaching and player development.

strengthening our links. I hope you all enjoyed the day and

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Doncaster Rovers 3 Crewe Alexandra 1

(Grant 22, Marquis 56, Rowe 66) (Jones 33)

Saturday 21st January 2017 | Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster | Sky Bet League Two | Attnd: 5,737 (203 AWAY) ROVERS XI: Lawlor, Baudry, Butler, Mason, Blair (Alcock 60’), Houghton, Grant, Rowe, Coppinger (C), Williams, Marquis. UNUSED SUBS | Etheridge, Wright, Keegan, Middleton, Longbottom, May. BOOKED | Blair, Williams, Butler.

CREWE XI: Garratt, Turton, Bakayogo (Nugent 71’), Ray, Guthrie, Kirk (Kiwomya 67’), Cooper (Wintle 80’), Hollands (C), Jones, Bowery, Dagnall. UNUSED SUBS | Lowe, Ng, Richards, Udoh. BOOKED | Ray.

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Yeovil Town 0 Doncaster Rovers 3

(Akinde 13) (Baudry 31, Marquis 35, 81)

Saturday 28th January 2017 | Huish Park, Yeovil | Sky Bet League Two | Attnd: 2,582 (332 AWAY) GLOVERS XI: Krysiak, Shepherd, Smith, Dolan, Lacey, Dawson, Eaves, Zoko, Butcher (Whitfield), Sowumni (Harrison), Ward (c). UNUSED SUBS | Mugabi, Goodship, Bassett, James, Maddison. BOOKED | Butcher

ROVERS XI: Lawlor, Blair (Alcock), Butler, Baudry, Mason, Houghton, Rowe, Grant, Coppinger (c) (Middleton), Marquis, Williams. UNUSED SUBS | Etheridge, Wright, Keegan, Longbottom, Mandeville. BOOKED | Baudry.

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THE RECORD BREAKERS: DONCASTER ROVERS 70 YEARS AGO. Part 15 - By John Coyle

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The snow that had covered the Belle Vue pitch as Rovers recorded their biggest ever League victory, 9-2 against Carlisle United, was not going anywhere quickly. Arctic winds brought London its coldest night for over sixty years and snow fell at regular intervals across the north of England. Roversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; visit to Peel Park to face Accrington Stanley on Saturday 1st February 1947 was given the green light, but conditions were difficult. Snow had been rolled into the pitch, which was hard, and the lines had been painted in blue. Rovers fielded an unchanged XI. Line up: Archie Ferguson; Harry Tomlinson Bill Corbett; Cecil Stirland, Sid Bycroft, Bob McFarlane; Jackie Kirkaldie, Jackie Thompson, Clarrie Jordan, Paul Todd, Ralph Maddison. Rovers had beaten Stanley 5-0 in the FA Cup before Christmas but the home side adapted better to the conditions. Ferguson in the Rovers goal was busy, pulling off one outstanding save from a shot by Edwards. Just before half time Jordan uncharacteristically missed a great chance, Clarrie shooting well wide after JORDAN Rymer pushed a shot from

Todd into his path. The centre-forward made amends after 63 minutes when Thompson fed him and his shot trickled into goal between Rymerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Paul TODD legs. Stanley could have levelled when Ferguson and Bycroft got into a tangle and Mercer shot towards an open goal only for Corbett to scramble the ball off the line. Ferguson then saved a fierce shot by Malcolm, but Rovers held on to win Jackie 1-0. With Rotherham THOMSON United also winning, 4-0 at home to Hartlepools United, Rovers retained a seven point lead in Division Three North.

Archie FERGUSON

Sid BYCROFT

Rovers were due to welcome Barrow to Belle Vue on Saturday 8th February. On the preceding Monday night, seven inches of snow fell in the Doncaster area

Bill CORBETT

making roads impassable. Tuesday’s market day was the quietest for some time. Wednesday offered the hope of a slight thaw, but further snow fell on Friday and Saturday’s match was a victim of the icy weather.

Things were no better in Doncaster by Saturday 22nd February and the home

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Conditions were better west of the Pennines and Rotherham were able to travel to Crewe where they won 2-1, narrowing the gap to five points. In total nineteen games were called off and a week later, with no let-up in the snow and ice, twenty-one of the forty-four scheduled League games were postponed. Rotherham’s home game was a victim, as was Rovers’ planned trip to Bradford City. Football was not the only thing affected and with up to fourteen rail lines blocked by snow, there were acute problems with moving enough coal to keep industry going. Many workers found themselves on short time or having to work shifts in order to take advantage of available power. At home, electricity blackouts were a further source of irritation for the people of a country still recovering from long years of war.

game against York City had to be called off with Belle Vue still snow bound. A hefty backlog of fixtures was building up, the only consolation being that rivals were in the same boat. Rotherham were again fortunate in that their match was further west, and they took advantage by winning 2-1 against Stockport County at Edgeley Park. Rovers still led the Northern Section table with 45 points from 26 games but Rotherham, who had played 27, were now on 42. Chester, whose form had dipped of late, were on 37 points from 27 and probably could be discounted. The title was seemingly heading to Yorkshire and Rovers had the edge. But they needed to get onto the pitch again.

Get Away

Our next game sees Rovers travel to Rodney Parade on Saturday February 10

Ground: Rodney Parade Capacity: 7,850 Phone: 01633 670690 Postcode: NP19 0UU

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Travelling by car Leave the M4 at junction 24 and take the B4237 signposted Newport (E), after three miles take a right turn onto Corporation Road and after passing a garage on your right and you should see the entrance to the away end on your left.

Travelling by train Newport Railway Station is situation approximately a quarter of a mile away from Rodeny Parade, as you come out of the main entrance of the train station turn left onto Queensway Road. Follow this road until you reach a large roundabout. Then turn left towards Clarence Place/River Usk, cross the bridge over the river and bare right, the ground will be on the left.

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Rovers Family Doncaster Rovers Supporters Club Thank you to everyone who travelled to Yeovil last weekend. Our next away game is at Newport County on Friday Feb 10, coaches leave Retford 2pm, Harworth 2.05pm, Rossington/Bawtry 2.15 pm, Punches 2.20 pm, Infirmary 2.30 pm, Waterdale 2.35 pm and Keepmoat at 2.45 pm. There is also a departure from Wilfreda’s yard at 2pm. Fares are £22 adult and £20 concessions, please book early by calling Paul on 07961727769 or Len on 01302817347, or call in at the supporters shop on match days. Out North Branch also run coaches to a lot of the away games, from Adwick, Carcroft, and the A19 corridor, for more information call Steve on 077803316923.

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There is still a couple of places left for the Supporters Club weekend away in Eastbourne for the Crawley game March 3-5, priced at £140, inc bed breakfast and evening meal, and coach fare, stopping at the Best Western York House Hotel, there is a swimming pool and gym at the hotel. The bus will leave from the Keepmoat at 9am on the Friday, returning back from Eastbourne at 2.30pm. The Retford Branch Annual Dinner and Dance and away Player of the Season awards will be held from 7.30pm on Friday May 12 at the Mount Pleasant Hotel, priced at £25. Free coach travel is available from Doncaster and the surrounding areas. Let’s hope for another win, get behind the team Rovers till we Die Paul Mayfield Viking Supporters Co-Operative Well we’re into the second half of the season and we, at the VSC, are as pleased as all of DRFC’s supporters to see the team riding high in the league.

The owners and board have given the manager the support and resources he has needed to sustain a very healthy promotion challenge this season and so far things are looking very good. That’s not to say it’s a foregone conclusion – far from it – we saw last season that football remains “a funny old game”, but hopefully now we can now really push on and start next season with a solid base in League One. We are sure that all fans can now see the benefits of having the current owners, board, manager, staff and players at the helm. You will see today the launch of a VSC project that has been in the making for over a year now. With the support of the Kick it Out campaign and the DRFC heritage trail the VSC secretary will present the Club Doncaster Foundation with a portable exhibition about the extraordinary life and times of the famous comedian Charlie Aldophus Williams – who also happened one of the first black football players in England after the Second World War and a DRFC stalwart for 11 years between 1948 and 1959. The next programme will have more details about the aims and objectives of this project! As ever the VSC are always wanting to boost our membership so if you’re interested in joining the supporters trust of your football club please email one of the following or follow the links on Viking Chat: membership@drfc-vsc.co.uk, chairman@drfc-vsc.co.uk or secretary@drfc-vsc.co.uk. Here is to a successful remainder of the season. The VSC board.

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Plymouth

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Carlisle

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Luton

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Portsmouth

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Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen and

7 welcome Exeter to the Keepmoat 27 3 2 and a7very 12 Stadium

welcome to the28visiting 8 warm Barnet 4 fans6from Grimsby 4 16 town – I hope they have had a good journey

9 across Colchester 27a safe 7 journey 2 home. 3 and wish them

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last Saturday. I hope to see plenty of you at our

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15 Keep Crawley Town 26 media 7 3 2for my17 an eye on my social accounts

day guide for more 16 away Yeovil 27 information. 6 3 If you 5 are 16

interested in travelling to the game on our 13 10 Club 1 Coaches 4 28 please 14 contact +13 42 Supporters then Paul 18 Mayfield 6 5on 07961727769 3 22 after 20 6pm. 0 41 16 4 Details 5 6 16 18 +7 40 Contact As please40 10 always 4 if you 5 have4 any questions 14 20 then+1 contact me on the usual SLO social media outlets, 18 6 3 twitter, 4 DRFC 18 SLO13 +5 39 @SLO_DRFC on on Facebook or supporterliaison@doncasterroversfc.co.uk. 18 6 3 5 18 15 +2 39 I hope you all enjoy today’s game. 5

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19 Crewe

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20 Accrington Stanley

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21 Notts County

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22 Cheltenham

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23 Leyton Orient

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24 Newport County

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2016/17 League Scorers for Rovers PLAYER

GOALS

John MARQUIS

Liam MANDEVILLE

Andy WILLIAMS

James COPPINGER

Tommy ROWE

Matty BLAIR

Andy BUTLER

Jordan HOUGHTON

*Own goals

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17 Morecambe

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Date

Opp

K/O

Comp

AUGUST Sat 06 Tue 09 Sat 13 Tue 16 Sat 20 Sat 27 Tue 30

Accrington Stanley Nottingham Forest Crawley Town Cambridge United Cheltenham Town Yeovil Town Mansfield Town

3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 7.45PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 7.45pm

EFL2 EFLC EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 CT

3-2 1-2 1-1 1-0 0-1 4-1 0-2

L L D W W W W

2,647 5,160 4,327 4,768 2,923 4,686 1,461

1240 2,283 133 393 367 167 337

18 13 6 3

Etheridge Marosi Etheridge Marosi Marosi Marosi Etheridge

Butler Blair Blair Lund Lund Lund Fielding

Mason Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright

Lund Butler Butler Butler Butler Butler Evina

Blair Mason Mason Garrett Evina Evina Blair

SEPTEMBER Sat 03 Crewe Alexandra Sat 10 Morecambe Sat 17 Newport County Sat 24 Luton Town Tue 27 Carlisle United

3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 7.45PM

EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

2-1 1-5 2-0 1-3 2-2

L W W L D

3,830 4,768 5,254 7,917 4,773

520 393 266 554 439

6 4 4 4 3

Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi

Richardson Blair1 Blair Richardson Evina

Butler Evina Evina Evina Butler

Wright Butler1 Butler Butler Wright

Evina Wright Wright Wright Blair

OCTOBER Sat 01 Portsmouth Tue 04 Derby County Sat 08 Barnet Sat 15 Colchester United Sat 22 Blackpool Sat 29 Wycombe Wanderers

3.00PM 7.45PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM

EFL CT EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

2-1 2-2 3-2 1-0 4-2 2-2

W D W W L D

16,950 1,515 4,861 5,007 3,623 5,287

449 94 198 225 1,060

2 2 2 3 3

Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi Etheridge

Evina Mason Mason Mason Mason Mason

Butler Wright Butler Butler Baudry Baudry

Wright Baudry Wright Wright Butler Butler

Richardson Evina Evina Evina Evina Evina

NOVEMBER Sat 05 Oldham Tue 08 Port Vale Sat 12 Exeter City Sat 19 Hartlepool United Sat 26 Leyton Orient

3.00PM 7.45PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM

FAC CT EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

2-1 0-0 1-3 2-1 3-1

L D W W W

2,984 1,495 3,540 5,009 5,135

3 3 3

Marosi Richardson Etheridge Mason Marosi Mason Marosi Alcock Marosi Alcock

Garratt Evina Butler Baudry Baudry

Wright Alcock Wright Butler Butler

Alcock Baudry Evina Mason Mason

DECEMBER Sat 03 Stevenage Tue 06 Blackpool Sat 10 Plymouth Argyle Sat 17 Grimsby Town Mon 26 Notts County Sat 31 Mansfield Town

3.00PM 7.00PM 3.00PM 12.30PM 3.00PM 12.15PM

EFL2 CT EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

3-4 W 2,705 542 1-1(8-7 loss on pens)1,549 99 2-0 L 8,575 385 1-0 W 10,084 4,012 0-1 W 5,828 1,448 1-1 D 5,042 1,618

JANUARY Mon 02 Stevenage Thur 05 Portsmouth Sat 14 Barnet Sat 21 Crewe Alexandra Sat 28 Yeovil Town

3.00PM 7.45PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM

EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

1-0 3-1 1-3 3-1 0-3

FEBRUARY Sat 04 Morecambe Fri 10 Newport County Tue 14 Carlisle United Sat 18 Luton Town Sat 25 Accrington Stanley Tue 28 Cambridge United

3.00PM 7.45PM 7.45PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 7.45PM

EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

MARCH Sat 04 Sat 11 Tue 14 Sat 18 Sun 26

Crawley Town Cheltenham Town Notts County Leyton Orient Plymouth Argyle

3.00PM 3.00PM 7.45PM 3.00PM 2.45PM

EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

APRIL Sat 01 Sat 08 Fri 14 Mon 17 Sat 22 Sat 29

Grimsby Town Mansfield Town Colchester United Blackpool Wycombe Wanderers Exeter City

3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM 3.00PM

EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2 EFL2

MAY Sat 06

Hartlepool United

5.30PM

EFL2

1st Sub

Score W/D/L

2nd Sub

Att

W W W W W

3rd Sub

5,604 5,568 2,582 5,737 3,627

Away Pos

92 332 661 366

196 669 826 203 332

3 3 1 3

Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi Marosi

Alcock Mason Mason Mason Alcock Alcock

Baudry Wright Alcock Baudry Baudry Baudry

Butler1 Garratt Butler Butler Butler Butler

Mason Evina Baudry Blair Mason Mason

1 1 1 1 1

Marosi Marosi Lawlor Lawlor Lawlor

Mason Alcock Blair Baudry Blair

Baudry Baudry Butler Butler Butler

Butler Butler Baudry Mason Baudry1

Grant Mason Mason Blair Mason

21 Coppinger Rowe1 Houghton Calder Houghton Garratt Middleton Rowe Calder Houghton Coppinger1 Rowe Houghton Blair Rowe Coppinger Houghton Blair Rowe Coppinger Houghton Blair Rowe Coppinger1 Calder1 Houghton Middleton Mandeville

Williams1 Williams Williams Williams Williams Williams3 Williams

Marquis Marquis Marquis Marquis1 Marquis1 Marquis Beestin1

Marosi Middleton Mandeville Evina Wright Etheridge Lund Mandeville1 Evina Coppinger Marosi Lund Mandeville Evina Middleton Etheridge Evina Mandeville Middleton Calder Etheridge Calder Mandeville Middleton Fielding Etheridge Beestin Calder Middleton Mandeville Marosi Longbottom Butler Barker James

Williams Williams 1 Williams Williams Williams

Etheridge Beestin Etheridge Garratt Etheridge Middleton Etheridge Mandeville Etheridge Mandeville

Beestin Beestin Beestin Fielding Pugh Fielding Amos

Houghton Blair Middleton Houghton Middleton Houghton Blair Houghton Houghton Rowe1

Rowe1 Rowe Rowe Rowe Calder

Coppinger Marquis Coppinger1 Marquis2 Coppinger1 Marquis Coppinger1 Marquis Coppinger Marquis1

Blair Houghton Keegan Calder Houghton Blair1 Houghton Blair Houghton Blair Houghton Blair

Rowe Beestin Rowe Rowe1 Rowe1 Calder

Coppinger Marquis1 Middleton Marquis Coppinger1 Mandeville Coppinger Mandeville Middleton Coppinger Rowe1 Coppinger

Williams Etheridge Mandeville1 Etheridge Williams1 Etheridge Marquis Etheridge Marquis Etheridge Marquis1 Jones

Calder Fielding Baudry Baudry Garratt Wright

Baudry Middleton Garratt Keegan Houghton Calder Houghton Blair Houghton1 Blair

Blair Calder Blair Rowe Rowe

Mandeville1 Beestin Marquis Etheridge Beestin Longbottom Mandeville Marosi Coppinger Rowe Marquis2 Etheridge Coppinger Mandeville1 Marquis1 Etheridge Coppinger Mandeville2 Marquis Jones

Butler Walker Alcock Wright Wright

Evina James Baudry Keegan Keegan

Keegan Longbottom Pugh Fletcher Richardson Houghton Keegan Beestin LongbottomMandeville1 Beestin Longbottom Evina Garratt Evina Calder Beestin Longbottom

Coppinger Beestin Coppinger Mandeville1 Mandeville Mandeville1

Beestin Baudry Wright Wright Wright Wright

Evina Houghton Keegan Garratt Middleton Middleton

Calder Wright Keegan Williams Rowe Mandeville Marquis Walker Beestin Calder Middleton Williams Calder Beestin Keegan Longbottom Calder Beestin Keegan Longbottom Calder Beestin Keegan Longbottom

Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright

Alcock Middleton Alcock Alcock Alcock

Blair1 Calder Blair Rowe Rowe Rowe

Rowe Middleton Houghton Middleton Blair Blair

Houghton Houghton Houghton Houghton Houghton

Rowe1 Rowe1 Rowe Grant1 Rowe

Blair Grant Grant Rowe1 Grant

Marquis1 Mandeville1 Williams1 Longbottom Marquis Mandeville Marquis Williams Marquis Williams1 Marquis Williams

Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones

Middleton Coppinger Marquis Jones Blair Coppinger Marquis2 Etheridge 2 1 Coppinger Marquis Williams Etheridge Coppinger Williams Marquis1 Etheridge Coppinger Marquis2 Williams Etheridge

Middleton Mandeville Pugh Fielding Mandeville Longbottom Beestin Fielding Baudry Beestin Mandeville Longbottom Calder Beestin Garratt Middleton Beestin Garratt Richardson Middleton

Mason Baudry Middleton 1 Garratt James Longbottom Garratt Middleton Calder Garratt Middleton Calder Wright Keegan Calder Middleton Mandeville Beestin

Keegan Keegan Middleton Keegan Keegan

Beestin Mandeville Amos Scattergood Beestin Longbottom Beestin Longbottom Beestin Mandeville Keegan Garratt

Beestin Williams May Beestin Williams May Keegan Beestin May Middleton Longbottom May Middleton LongbottomMandeville

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Houghton Keegan Rowe Houghton Houghton Houghton

Calder Calder Garratt Baudry Baudry

Garratt Calder Garratt Pugh Amos Pugh Pugh

Appearances & Goals As of 30/01/2017

Football League 2016/17

Emirates FA Cup

Rovers Total

2016/17

EFL Cup

Rovers Total

2016/17

Checkatrade Trophy

Rovers Total

2016/17

Rovers Total

App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls

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ALCOCK, Craig

AMOS, Danny

0 0

BARKER, Joshua

BAUDRY, Mathieu

BEESTIN, Alfie

BLAIR, Matty

BUTLER, Andy

101

CALDER, Riccardo

COPPINGER, James

409

ETHERIDGE, Ross

EVINA, Cedric

FIELDING, Reece

FLETCHER, Jacob

GARRATT, Tyler

GRANT, Conor

HOUGHTON, Jordan

JAMES, Morgan

JONES, Louis

KEEGAN, Paul

107

LAWLOR, Ian

LONGBOTTOM, Will

LUND, Mitchell

MANDEVILLLE, Liam

MAROSI, Marko

MARQUIS, John

MASON, Niall

MAY, Alfie

MCCULLOUGH, Luke

MCSHEFFREY, Gary

MIDDLETON, Harry

PUGH, Joe

RICHARDSON, Frazer

ROWE, Tommy

SCATTERGOOD, Lewis

TAYLOR-SINCLAIR, Aaron

WALKER, Tyler

WILLIAMS, Andy

WRIGHT, Joe

Total

2.1

Head to Head

1.3

Average Goals Per Game

52.8 %

46.1 %

Average Shots On Target

1.2

1.7

Average Goals Conceded Per Game

21.6 %

13.9 %

% Goals To Shots

Clean Sheets

299

274

Fouls

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REFEREE

MANAGER

Eddie ILDERTON

Darren FERGUSON

Jim BENTLEY

DONCASTER ROVERS

MORECAMBE F.C.

Ross ETHERIDGE (GK)

Barry ROCHE (GK)

Craig ALCOCK

Liam WAKEFIELD

Tyler GARRATT

Aaron MCGOWAN

Luke McCULLOUGH

Alex KENYON

Mathieu BAUDRY

Ryan EDWARDS

DOING SO WILL FACE

Andy BUTLER

Dean WINNARD

ARREST AND A BAN FROM

Gary MCSHEFFREY

Paul MULLIN

John MARQUIS

Peter MURPHY

ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Tommy ROWE

Tom BARKHUIZEN

Doncaster Rovers Football Club

Andy WILLIAMS

Lee MOLYNEUX

Mitchell LUND

Kevin ELLISON

regardless of Gender, Race or Ethnic

Marko MAROSI (GK)

Danijel NIZIC (GK)

origin, Religious Belief, Age, Sexual

Harry MIDDLETON

Luke CONLAN

unjustifiable reason. The club, in

Joe WRIGHT

Aaron WILDIG

association with its governing bodies

Jordan HOUGHTON

lex WHITMORE

(the FA and the Football League) and

Matty BLAIR

Andrew FLEMING

determined to eradicate racism in

Paul KEEGAN

Rhys TURNER

football by ensuring that no barriers

Liam MANDEVILLE

Ntumba MASSANKA

exist to anyone playing/enjoying the

Aaron TAYLOR-SINCLAIR

Jack DUNN

ethnic background. To this end,

Joe PUGH

James JENNINGS

Doncaster Rovers Football Club will

Will LONGBOTTOM

Cole STOCKTON

Alfie BEESTIN

Michael ROSE

be culpable of displaying any form of

Niall MASON

Ben HEDLEY

racist behaviour will be removed from

Conor GRANT

Steven YAWSON

James COPPINGER

RESPECT THE LAW

Cedric EVINA

Supporters are reminded that the

Reece FIELDING

ASSISTANT REFEREES Nicholas BARNARD Garry MASKELL FOURTH OFFICIAL Alix PASHLEY IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE TO ENTER THE PITCH OR PERIMETER TRACK. ANYONE

WATCHING FOOTBALL.

is determined to treat with equal consideration all supporters,

Orientation, Disability, or any other

all footballing authorities, is

national game, whatever their

not tolerate any form of racism amongst spectators. Anyone found to

the stadium immediately.

Keepmoat Stadium is a strictly NO

Danny AMOS

purchase or attempt to purchase

Joshua BARKER

alcohol for anybody under the age of

SMOKING venue. It is an offence to

Louis JONES (GK)

ejection from the stadium and

Morgan JAMES

prosecution. Anybody who appears to

Lewis SCATTERGOOD

be under the age of 21 will be asked

Tyler WALKER

Jacob FLETCHER

18. Anybody caught doing so will face

for ID. We appreciate supportersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cooperation.

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